Helmed by Benny Safdie, “The Smashing Machine” is a biopic about two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr. In addition to Johnson, the film stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s wife Dawn Staples, Bas Rutten, Lyndsey Gavin and Oleksandr Usyk.
Kerr was a mixed martial artist who fought from 1997 to 2009, winning four Adcc World Championships in his career. Safdie, who co-directed and wrote “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time” with his brother Josh, made his solo directorial feature debut with the film.
“The Smashing Machine” is Johnson and Blunt’s second collaboration since Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” in 2021, and they’re set to collaborate with Leonardo DiCaprio on a Hawaiian crime thriller from Martin Scorsese.
Despite having a low box office opening of $5.9 million domestically,…
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